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5 Awesome online tools for game-based learning

Neo LMS

I have long believed that spring presents an excellent time for educators to explore new ideas and try some new digital tools in the classroom. About five years ago, I was traveling across the state of Pennsylvania taking students to a student technology showcase. 5 Awesome online tools for game-based learning.

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Why Game Based Learning Is the Right Choice for Remote Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

I don’t know many kids who aren’t excited to play games. Savvy educators have built lesson plans based on this interest for years. Here’s what a joint study from Legends of Learning and Vanderbilt University found: “…students who played the games outperformed their peers on standardized tests.

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 3)

Edsurge

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? Proponents of game-based learning have good reason to be optimistic—but also cautious. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g.

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A Serious Look at Game-Based Learning

Edsurge

“I've always thought games were good models for everything—how to learn, but also how to be,” says Arana Shapiro. She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. EdSurge: You’re a vocal proponent of gaming in the classroom. So, I joined her team.

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Gamification and Game-Based Learning in EdTech: How to Start Designing a Great Product

EdNews Daily

Or you wish to share a captivating story with memorable characters – or design an entire game world that’s different from our own. However, when you want to create an educational game, you need to look at what you want to achieve with it; how will it improve learning and what is learned when playing your game.

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Game Based Learning in Action

The CoolCatTeacher

Game-based learning might not be what you think. On today’s show Matthew Farber, author of Game-Based Learning In Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games , talks about how to use games in the classroom effectively. Game-Based Learning in Action.

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 1)

Edsurge

The game was programmed into a teletype machine connected to a mainframe computer, with results printed out on a roll of paper. The story of Oregon Trail offers many relevant lessons for those wanting to harness the power of video games for learning. His students loved the game! More on this important blindspot below.